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Alcides

British  
/ ælˈsaɪdiːz /

noun

  1. another name for Hercules 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Alcides Torres, owner of agribusiness consultancy Scot Consultoria, said local cattle breeds can withstand the low temperatures of the country's winter, which started today.

From Reuters Jun. 21, 2023

Last Opening Day, Alcides Escobar started at shortstop, César Hernández at second and Maikel Franco at third, which showed the Nationals in limbo between what they were and what they ultimately want to be.

From Washington Post Mar. 27, 2023

"The situation is sad, rights have been trampled on," Alcides Taquiri Barboza, a resident of the town of Tierra Prometida in the Ica region, told Reuters.

From Reuters Dec. 20, 2022

Perez played his 1,246th game on Thursday, passing Alcides Escobar and Fred Patek for eighth in Royals history.

From Seattle Times Sep. 22, 2022

In those earlier years he was called Alcides, or descendant of Alcaeus who was Amphitryon’s father.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

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